Office-Based Surgery: A Path to Better Patient Care and Practice Growth
This is a two-part series. Catch up on Part 1 of this story, which appeared in the July 18 edition of VMAIL Weekend, by clicking here. Office-based surgery…
Oral surgery platform buys back ownership stake from private equity firm – Becker’s Dental Review
Lincoln, Neb.-based Paradigm Oral Health has completed a surgeon-led buyback of BlackRock Long Term Private Capital’s majority ownership stake. BlackRock Long Term Private Capital acquired a majority interest in the…
Statins Tied to Lower Major Complication Risk After Retinal Surgery
MONTREAL — People with a history of statin use had almost a 50% lower risk of two major complications after surgery for retinal detachment, a large propensity-matched analysis showed. Among…
Oral Surgery Partners expands network in three states – Becker’s Dental Review
Chesterfield, Mo.-based Oral Surgery Partners recently added practices in Georgia, Tennessee and Missouri. The MSO’s newest partners are John Hofheins, DMD, MD in St. Louis; Austin Meadows, DMD, MD, in…
The Rise of Office-Based Surgery Strengthens Ties Between Optometry and Ophthalmology
As more states expand scope of care, a growing number of ophthalmologists are moving procedures out of hospitals and into fully equipped surgical suites inside the office—a shift…
Aspirin Alone Gets the Job Done for Clot Prevention After Joint Surgery
A randomized trial tested once-daily thromboprophylaxis with aspirin or rivaroxaban for the first 5 days after total hip or total knee arthroplasty, followed by aspirin alone. Aspirin alone came out…
The Effect of Rurality on Time to Surgery and Overall Survival among Women with Breast Cancer
Introduction Prolonged time to surgery (TTS) has been associated with lower disease-specific and overall survival in patients with breast cancer.1 Significant surgical treatment delays have been documented in racial and…
Cannabis use may affect oral surgery anaesthesia
ROSEMONT, Ill., US: As more US states legalise recreational cannabis, the effect of cannabis use on anaesthetic requirements for oral surgery performed under intravenous general anaesthesia is becoming an increasingly…
Study Examines Botox Before Corrective Jaw Surgery
New research suggests a common facial treatment given before jaw surgery could ease postsurgical discomfort and lessen the need for opioids during recovery. A new study suggests that injections of…
Weight Loss and Atrial Fibrillation; DAPT After Bypass Surgery
TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of Texas Tech…
